Maurice Tate
Maurice William Tate
Born: 30 May 1895, Preston, Brighton, Sussex
Died: 18 May 1956, Wadhurst, Sussex
Major Teams: Sussex, England.
Known As: Maurice Tate
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Medium, Right Arm Fast Medium, Right Arm Off Break
Test Debut: England v South Africa at Birmingham, 1st Test, 1924
Last Test: England v South Africa at Manchester, 4th Test, 1935
Wisden Cricketer of the Year 1924
Career Statistics:
TESTS
(career)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 39 52 5 1198 100* 25.48 1 5 11 0
Balls M R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 12523 581 4055 155 26.16 6-42 7 1 80.7 1.94
FIRST-CLASS
(career: 1912 - 1937)
M I NO Runs HS Ave 100 50 Ct St
Batting & Fielding 679 970 103 21717 203 25.04 23 93 284 0
Balls R W Ave BBI 5 10 SR Econ
Bowling 151149 50571 2784 18.16 9-71 195 44 54.2 2.00
- Explanations of First-Class and List A status courtesy of the ACS.
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Seldom can a cricketer have changed his bowling technique to such
devastating effect as Maurice Tate. For the first ten years of his
first-class career he was an off-break bowler, but in 1922 he switched to
the medium-fast stuff and his career dramatically turned a corner. Two years
later he made his England debut and such was his ability to exploit the seam
- together with swing and pace off the pitch - that he consistently troubled
the world's best batsmen. He went on to dismiss Bradman seven times. But in
addition to his bowling, he was a hard-hitting, right-handed batsman in the
middle order - a genuine all-rounder.
Tate made his first-class debut for Sussex in 1912, playing 525 matches
for the county until 1937. His contribution to the club was enormous and is
commemorated by the Memorial Gates at Hove. Tate took 100 wickets in a
season 13 times in England and once abroad. On three occasions he passed the
200-wicket mark in a season, his best year being 1925 when he claimed 228
wickets at fractionally under 15 apiece. His best innings figures were 9/71
against Middlesex at Lord's in 1926. He achieved the double of 200 wickets
and 1,000 runs three times and the "ordinary" double five times. His finest
season with the bat was 1927 when he hit 1,713 runs at an average of 36.44.
His highest innings was 203 against Northants at Hove in 1921.
Tate's entrance into the Test arena could scarcely have been more dramatic.
At the age of 29, he was selected for the First Test against South Africa at
Edgbaston in 1924 - and dismissed Fred Susskind with his first delivery in
Test cricket. Tate went on to take 4/12 in six overs, figures which
remarkably were overshadowed by Arthur Gilligan at the other end, who took
6/7 as the tourists were routed for 30, going on to lose by an innings while
Tate finished with eight wickets in the match. He continued to take wickets
at a prolific rate, finishing the three-match series with 21. His 50th
wicket came in only his ninth Test and his 100th arrived in his 20th game.
Tate's first tour, to Australia in 1924-25, saw him pick up 38 wickets at
an average of 23.18. In all first-class games on the tour, he took 77
wickets. He was again England's most successful bowler on the 1928-29 tour
of Australia and finished with 17 Test wickets. His batting for England
never really matched his county performances, although he averaged a
respectable 25.48. He did hit a Test century, making 100* against
South Africa at Lord's in 1929. His 39th and final Test came at the age of
40 against South Africa at Old Trafford in 1935. (Graham Holburn, Copyright
CricInfo 2001)
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